Sydney (AP/UNB) — Marnus Labuschagne’s stellar summer reached a new peak with his maiden double century as Australia was bowled out for 454 on the second day of the third test against New Zealand at Sydney Cricket Ground. Labuschagne scored 215 off 363 balls, with 19 boundaries and a six, before his epic innings was ended caught and bowled by ... Read More »
Dhaka, Jan 04 – Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Saturday alleged that BNP is raising various allegations from the very beginning with an intention to make the elections to two Dhaka city corporations questionable. Read More »
Dhaka, Jan 04 – The BNP mayoral candidates in the elections to Dhaka north and south city corporations on Saturday lodged written complaints to the respective returning officers about the ‘harassment’ of councillor aspirants and violation of the electoral code of conduct. Read More »
Dhaka — As the first team of the ongoing Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier League (BBPL), Chattogram Challengers booked a place in the playoff beating Khulna Tigers by six wickets at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Saturday. It was the seventh win for the Challengers in 10 games while Khulna Tigers suffered their fourth defeat in nine games. Replying Khulna Tigers’ moderate ... Read More »
Dhaka – Hosts Bangladesh have been placed in tough Group A of the six-team Bangabandhu International Gold Cup Football Tournament along with event’s top seed and defending champions Palestine and Sri Lanka. Three African nations — Burundi, Mauritius and Seychelles – are in Group B of the country’s prestigious 11-day international soccer meet beginning on January 15 at the premier ... Read More »
Dhaka – Bashundhara Kings will play Rahmatganj Muslim Friends Society in the final of the TVS 31st Federation Cup Football Tournament’2020, both keeping the birds eyes on the maiden title. The final match will kick-off at 4 pm at the Bangabandhu National Stadium here. Star-studded Bashundhara Kings reached final eliminating newcomer Bangladesh Police Football Club by 3-0 goals in the ... Read More »
Dhaka – Bangladeshi International Master (IM) Mohammad Fahad Rahman is sharing the second slot along with 12 players earning 4 points each after the 5th round matches of the EKA IIFL Investment Managers 5th International Grand Master Chess Tournament held in the Indian city of Mumbai on Friday. Grand Master (GM) Ziaur Rahman is sharing the third slot along with ... Read More »
Dhaka, Jan 04 – Wetlands in the capital city of Dhaka declined to 4.38 percent from 14.25 percent in the last 20 years due to unplanned urbanisation, finds a new study. Read More »
বাংলার স্বাধীন নবাব সিরাজুদ্দৌলা, মুসলিম লীগের প্রতিষ্ঠাতা নওয়াব সলিমুল্লাহ, পাকিস্তানের প্রতিষ্ঠাতা কায়েদে আযম মোহাম্মদ আলী জিন্নাহ, পাকিস্তান আন্দোলনের প্রধাণ অর্থদাতা ইস্পাহানী ও আগা খান – এরা সবাই শিয়া ছিলেন। Read More »
January 4, 2020 MISES By Ryan McMaken The US government tells us that Iraq is harbouring anti-US Iranian forces and must be bombed. Yesterday, the US bombed Baghdad International Airport, killing seven people, including an Iranian general and two Iraqi politicians. Meanwhile, US marines invaded Iraqi sovereign territory — in a move euphemistically called “arrest raids” — in an effort ... Read More »
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday stressed the need for building Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) with the right values and ideals so that the country may get its future leaders from the organisation. Read More »
A survivor of an Alaska crab boat sinking that left five fellow fishermen missing said the crew went from “sleeping to swimming” in minutes as rough seas and ice battered their vessel on New Year’s Eve. Read More »
A new Iranian general has stepped out of the shadows to lead the country’s expeditionary Quds Force, becoming responsible for Tehran’s proxies across the Mideast as the Islamic Republic threatens the U.S. with “harsh revenge” for killing its previous head, Qassem Soleimani. Read More »
Cameron Diaz is starting the new decade with a very important role: mommy.The actress and her musician husband, Benji Madden, on Friday announced the birth of a daughter they’ve named Raddix. Read More »
Dhaka, Jan 04 – A climate advocacy group on Saturday vented its frustration over the outcome of the COP25 meet, saying Bangladesh should come up with its own alternative to fight climate change. Read More »
An innovative Chinese Alzheimer’s drug that hit the domestic market last week, will go through clinical trials on 2,000 patients overseas in 2020. Read More »
As many as 5227 people were killed and 6953 others injured in some 4702 road accidents across the country in 2019, according to a road safety advocacy group. Read More »
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday alleged that Awami League is going to establish political ‘dynasty’ in Bangladesh as individuals from a family are now getting the party’s key posts and nominations to contest different elections. Read More »
Culture Desk The 2nd ‘Bangladesh Sangskritik Utsab 2020’ has started on Friday at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA), Segunbagicha in the city. Read More »
Marnus Labuschagne reached a double centuryto inflict more pain on New Zealand in the third Sydney Test on Saturday. Read More »
Various cold-related diseases have affected 5,432 people across the country in the last 24 hours, the government said on Saturday. Read More »
The Armed Police Battalion arrested three cleaning staff with gold weighing around 2.3 kilograms from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Saturday. Read More »
During the Liberation War in 1971, more than 500 men and women were hauled in a group and forced to dig their own graves before they were shot dead by the Pakistani occupation force. Read More »
The ten-day long ‘Sultan Mela’ is going to draw huge spectators who are expected to be bathed in mirth and merriment during this cultural event of prominence. Read More »
The United States’ killing of Iran’s most prominent military commander, Qassem Soleimani, is virtual to starting a war and “the response for a military action is a military action,” Iran’s UN ambassador said on Friday. Read More »
Baghdad, Jan 4, 2020 – A fresh airstrike hit pro-Iran fighters in Iraq early Saturday, as fears grew of a proxy war erupting between Washington and Tehran a day after an American drone strike killed a top Iranian general. Read More »
Selibabi, Mauritania, Jan 2 2020 (IPS) – “I refused to marry off my daughter for a simple, good reason: I want my daughter to be empowered,” said Lemeima mint El Hadrami, 49. “I don’t want her to go through the same difficulties I did when I was young.” El Hadrami was married when she was only 13. Read More »
By Roberto Savio Rome, Jan 3 2020 (IPS) – In a world shaken by so many problems, it is difficult to look at 2020 and not make some kind of holistic analysis. While enormous progress has been made on many fronts, it is clear that the tide has turned, and we are now entering – or have already entered – ... Read More »
Dhaka, Dec 03 – The BNP on Friday accused law enforcement agencies of raiding houses of its leaders and activists and intimidating them ahead of elections to Dhaka south and north city corporations. Read More »
Dhaka, Jan 03- Dhaka as well as the most of Bangladesh woke up to chilly drizzles on Friday morning creating cold waves, which is likely to sweep over the country and continue till tomorrow (Sunday). Read More »
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